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J. L. BANKS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT June 5, 1928. I Re. 16,986

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- J. L. BANKS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT Original Filed July 19. 1922 2 Sheets-Sweet 2 I A? M v' saw-S MACLQLTMMM for packing I spectlve. 1

Reissued June 5, 1928.

UNITED F'STA .rosnrn LE BOY BANKS, or BALTIMORE,

MARYLAND.

MUSICAL msrrnumnn'r. 1

Original No. 1,560,497, dated November 3,1925, Seri reissue filed November 3,

, M invention relates to improvements in musical instruments the objects of which are to providea new article of manufacture; 2nd, to provide a musical instrument with a means for controlling the tones; 3rd, to provide musical instruments with a note con-. trolplaying attachment; 4th, to provide mouth blown musical instruments with automatically playing attachments; 5th, to provide a player instrument with a detachable musical instrument; 6th, to provide a means the musical instrument to a tracker-bar; 7th, to provide a tracker-bar whereby the playing attachment is secured to the musical instrument; to provide a tracker-bar whereby the playing. attachment is detachably secured to the musical instrument; 8th, to provide a tracker-bar whereby'the musical instrument is detachably secured to the note controlling means;

9th, to provide a player instrument with a detachable note controlling means; 10th, to

provide a tracker-bar with brackets for supporting a note controlling means, 11th, to provide a tracker-bar with means for frictionally securing a musical instrument to a notes controlling means ;,12th, to provide a tracker-bar secured to a mouth-piecejointly detachable from a musical instrument; 13th, to providemeans for registering the musical instrument in the tracker-bar.

Referring to the drawings,

Fig. 1 is my player instrument in per -Fig. 2' is a perspectiveview of an harmonica or mouth-organ. Y a a Fig. 3 is a cross section of myplayer instrument. I

Fig. 4 is an elevation of the shield,' trackerbar, and packing; I

Fig. 5 is a side elevation ofthe mouthpiece, -showing the brack ets whereby th notes controllingmeans are held. v y

Fig. 6 is a cross secetion of the trackerbar in modified form, illustrating how the musical instrument is inserted. 1

i Fig. 7 is the rear end view of the tracker-. bar and supporting brackets.

Fig. .8 is a sideview of a modified form and 10 is the bearin 1n al No. 576,145, fi1edJ'u1y'19,. 1922. Application for 1927. Serial No. 230,902. a i

of the tracker-bar and supporting brackets for the notes controlling means. i

Fig.9 is a sectional view of an musical instrument.

Fig- .10 is aplan view of a spool commonly used to wind up note controlling sheets or other. rolled sheets.

Referring to the 'drawings,--

harmonica The numeral 1 is the orifice in the inouthpiece 2, and 3 is the flared edge of the aperture 4 between the mouth-piece2 and the tracker-bar 4', through which the note controlling means 7 wound upon the axle 6 and secured by the clip 22 to the spool 5 and supported on the upper side of the mouth-- p1ece2 by the brackets 12, passes to allow the flow of air to the openings 7' in the notes controlling means 7, thence through the openings 21" in the tracker-bar 4 over which the note controlling means 7 passes, and thence through: the openings 21 in the packing 21, and through the air passages 14 to the reeds 14 on the reeds plates 14" of a musical instrument.

The notes controlling means 7 then passes between the shieldB' and the tracker-bar 4:

and out of the flared edge 25 of the orifice 26 between the mouth-piece 2 and the tracker-bar 4' and onto the axis 17 of th spool 16 and secured to itby the clip 23.

25' and 9 are lugs to retain the musicalinstrument 13 in place after, inserting it;'and the clamping screws 24 in the lugs 9 serve to press the musical instrument 13 against the packing 21 to'prevent the air -from'escaping when the player instrument is'being operated. 8 is the other end ofthe spool 5,

thev bracket 12in which the axle 6 revolves.

The slot 11 in the bracket 12 quick removal or insertion of the notes controlling means 7." Likewiselti is a bracket on the lower side of the mouth-piece 2 and is also provided with a quick releasing slot .17" in which the axle 17 is inserted to revolve in the bearings 17* by the crank 18 beingturned by its handle 19. I p

20 is thecover over the reeds plates 14" forming the sound chamber and'mouth-piece permits the i of the musical instrument 13 when used independently of my player instrument.

ing the note controlling means are secured through which air to the tracker-bar as well .as the mouthpiece. I do not care to limit myself toany particular construction of my player instrumentcoming: within the scope of the claims; nor to any particular type of musical instrument to be used in my player instrument.

Instead of the normal way er Supplying the air by the mouth,- I may use some other such as compressed air, or the ex- 'haustfrom an engine, or I may use ablcwer driven by some ower such as an electric or ether motive power and instead of turning the notes controllingmeans by hand, I may use some other ewer.

It will be seen that the musical instrument is adjustably as well as detachably mounted in my layer instrument, but I may permanently secure the musical instrument in my player-instrument; "Iclainu 1;. In a player'instr'ument, means within which a musical instrument may be carried, a roller carrying supportmounted on the outside of said means, and a tracker-bar may be delivered to the -musical instrumen Y 2. In a player instrument, means Within which a musical instrument maybe detachably carried, a roller carrying support mounted on the outside of said means, and a tracker bar through which air maybe delivered to the musical instrument, I

3. In a player'instrument, means open at one end, within which "a musical instrument may be carried, a roller carrying support mountedon the outside of said means, and a tracker bar throu gh which air may be 'de- 'li'vered to the musical instrument.

4. In aplayer instrument,- means open at opposite ends,'within which a musical instrument maybe carried, a roller carrying said means, and atracker bar through which air may be delivered to the musical instrument.

5. In a player instrument, means within and including a tracker bar, and a roller which a muslcal instrument maybe ca'r'r'ied,

:oneac'h side of said carrying means, to move BgDOtGS sheet over-the outside of said tracker I 6 Ina player instrument, holding means including an 'arc shaped portion, a' musical instrument having a mouthpiece held; within the are, with its mouthpiece in proximity thereto, said arc-shaped portion being perforated to form a tracker bar, a notes sheet roller located on each side of the musical in" er, means a for having a mouthpiece and means to pass a notes sheet past the mouthpiece of said in strument.

8. Ina player instrument, means open at its ends for carrying a musical instrument proximity to the mouthpiece of said instrument.

9. In a player instrument, means open at itsend ior carrying a musical instrument having a mouthpiece, a tracker bar in proximi-ty-to the mouthpiece of said instrument, and means to move a notes sheet over said tracker bar. a a I 10. In a player instrument, means open at each end for carrying a harmonica, said means including a tracker bar integral therewith '11. In a player instrument, means open at eachend tor carryin a harmonica, said means including a t-rac er bar integral there-- twith on the harmonica side of thetracken 12. In a player instrument, means comprising sheet material for carrying a mouth blown'musical instrument, said means including a tracker bar and integral supports adjacent each :end of the tracker bar for carrying: a pair of rollers.

13.v In :a player instrument,- means comprisingsheet material for carrying avmouth blown musical instrument, said means including a tracker bar, integralsupports adjacent each eildof the tracker bar for carry-,

ingsa pair of-rollers, and a mouth piece through whieh'airmay be introduced to the musical instrument. I r t 14, In a player instrument, means within which a musical instrument may be located vhaving an arc-shaped Wall, a musical instrument securedwithin the are, said means ineluding a perforated tracker bar, a notes sheet roller located oneachside of the musical instrument, means to rotate .the rollers wherebya notes sheet passing f rom one roller over the tracker .barand to the-other rollpressing the sheet against the tracker bar, and a mouth piece on the sheet ride of the tracker bar.

having a mouthpiece, and a tracker bar in 16. In a player instrument, a tracker bar, notes sheet roller supported at each side of means to move a notes sheet over the tracker the musical instrument, a tracker bar in 10 bar and means to hold a harmonica for proximity to the mouthpiece of the musical lengthwise adjustment and in proximity to instrument, whereby a notes sheet may be 5 the tracker bar. passed from one roller to the other and over 17. In combination, means for holding a the outside of the tracker bar.

musical instrument, a musical instrument In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

held thereby and having a mouthpiece, a JOSEPH LE ROY BANKS. 

